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by Prof. Emie Lowe II 3 min read

What is the per se form of antitrust law?

There are a wide variety of different forms of abuses a business can undertake to violate antitrust law. However, the judicial response to such violations come under the consideration of the per se form of logic or rule of reason method. Antitrust law that falls under the per se form of logic are infractions that are blatantly ...

What happens when competitors are out of business?

Once their competitors are out of business, they can then set the price higher while retaining a larger market share for both entities, gaining financially in the process. This seriously constrains interstate commerce, as many of the smaller competitors cannot sustain the artificially lower price.

What are the most common antitrust violations?

Usually per se violations that violate antitrust law, which are the most common, are price fixing or bid rigging. Both practices are inherently against the freedom of interstate commerce. Price fixing occurs when two or more companies collude to set a standard price; usually obscenely low, then moving up to a higher price.

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